Knockdown chicken-house.



PATENTED DEG. 11, 1906.

J. E. LBGG. KNooKDowN CHICKEN HOUSE- APPLIOATIOI FILED FEB- 28, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent,

KNOCKDOWN CHICKEN-HOUSE.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

ippucaion mea February 28.1906. Serial No. 303.506.

To all whom tima/y concern:

Be it known that. I, JOHN FRANK LEGG, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Kennedyville, inthe county of Kent and Stateof Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Knockdown Chicken-Houses', of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inchicken-houses 3 and chicken-house which is readily collapsible fortransportation or storage and which when set up ready for use is strong,durable, and convenient.

The particular class of chicken-houses to which my invention especiallyrelates are those which are adapted to be placed on the ground and tocontain a hen wlth a brood of chickens, the house being provided with adoor which will permit the chickens to readily pass in and out and tokeep the hen inside.

With these Yobjects in view my invention consists in certainconstructions, arrangement, and combination of parts, the preferred formof which will be rst described and then the particular features of theinvention pointed out inthe claims.

Referring to the drawings, wherein the same part is designated bythesame referencenumeral wherever it occurs, Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a house built in accordance with my invention and set up ready foruse. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is aperspectivel view showing the arts separated in order to illustratetheir reation to each other. Fig. 4 is a central sectional view taken atright angles to Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a view of the parts when collapsedready for storage or transportation.

The house is composed of end pieces 1 2, side pieces 3 4, and a roofformed of two sections 5 a'nd 6, hingedtogether at 7.

The end pieces 1 and 2 are in the form of pentagons and are arranged sothat when the hinged roof-sections 5 and 6 are placed in position theywill form a gable roof. The end 1 provided with strips is preferablyprovided with an opening 8, through which the chickens may pass. Theopening is adapted to be closed by a door 9, having a groove 10 cut innear the upperedgm thereof, into which atongue 11 of a strip 12...,-adapted to enter and on which the door can slide for the purpose ofguiding the do er and permitting e same to be moved so as to open orclose the opening.

In order to form av support for the roof and also to provide a means forconnecting the sides of the house to the ends, I secure -to each of theends 1 and 2 a metallic strap 13. This strap surrounds each of the endsl and 2,

and preferably the ends of the strapf meet at one of the corners underthe roof, the portion of the strap which extends down the able side ofthe end being extended to form a ook 14, as shown. These straps on eachof the sides of the end pieces are formed into loops 15, by means ofwhich the sides are secured to Y which form tongues 17 at side of aWidth suflicienttcenter the loop 15. By this means it will be seen thatthe ends and sides may be securely fastened together or may be readilytaken apart.

The sections 5 and 6 of the roof are each 1S, secured to the under sideof the sections near each enel and at such a distance apart that theywill catch over the ends 1 and 2, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The hooks14 are so located and of such a length that when the section 5 of theroof is in position they will engage the edge thereof and firmly holdthe same in position. The section 6 of the roof is held in position bymeans of ahook 19 and eye 2O or other similar device. By using a hookand eye or the like the coversection 6 may be raised to give access tothe interior of the house.

Preferably and as Vshown I provide a screen 21, which is hinged to thesection 5 by means of the staples 22, the screen being adapted to reston top of the side 3 when the parts are in position. By this means theroof-section 6 may be opened and laid back upon the section 5 or proppedinto an intermediate position in order to give light and air to theinterior of the house without permitting the escape of the hen or theentrance into the house of any animal.

It is believed from the foregoing description the construction andoperation of my device Will be apparent. It Will be noticed upon an insection of Fig. 5 that the device when packe up for storage is verycompact I. and occu ies little space. "9" While have described what Ibelieve to be the preferred form of my invention, I desire to haveit'understood that many changes may be made in' the form, construction,and

arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention.I

the ends, this connection being formed by making saw-cuts 16 in the endsof the sidos each end of each TOO What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A. knockdown chicken-house composed of two ends, two sides and aroof, loops on .the edges of the ends and tongues on the sides to enga ethe loops and secure the ends and side toget er and 'means fordetachably securing the roof in position.

2. A knockdown chicken-house, composed of two ends, two sides, and aroof formed of two ysections hinged together, hooks formed onA the endsadated to engage one of the roof-.sections and) means for securing theother section.

3. A knockdown chicken-house composed of 'two ends, two sides and aroof, straps secured to the edges of the ends, said straps being bent upfrom the side in places to form loops and means on the sides to engagethe loops to secure the ends and sides together.

4. A knockdown chicken-house composed of two ends7 two sides and a roof,straps secured to the edges of the ends encircling the ends all around,said straps being bent out from the sides of the ends to form loops toserve as mortises for tenons on the sides, one end of the strap whichencircles each end of the house being bent to form an upwardlyturnedhook to engage and lock the roof, subs-t antially -as described'.

Signed by me at Baltimore, Maryland, this 26th day of February, 1906.

JOHN FRANK LEGG.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. HAULENBEEK, JOHN EMORY CRoss.

